{"product_id":"oh-whistle-and-ill-come-m-r-james-9781806291168","title":"Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad: A Masterful Ghost Story of Ancient Relics and Unseen Terrors (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)","description":"What if one careless breath could summon a nightmare that follows you to the edge of consciousness?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1904, \u003cem\u003eOh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad\u003c\/em\u003e remains the definitive English ghost story, marrying academic satire with primal dread. This expanded modern edition preserves James's masterful economy of detail while refining archaic language, ensuring every hiss of wind and rustle of linen chills twenty-first-century readers to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin its pages you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Academic Unmade\u003c\/strong\u003e - Follow Parkins, a man of logic and Enlightenment certainty, as his intellectual armor is peeled back by forces that pre-date reason itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Haunted Shoreline\u003c\/strong\u003e - Experience the Suffolk coast rendered in exquisite, sensory prose: salt-scoured graveyards, moonlit dunes, and a seaside inn that echoes with unseen footsteps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemplar Secrets \u0026amp; Folklore\u003c\/strong\u003e - A relic etched with Latin charms becomes the pivot between medieval superstition and modern hubris, revealing James's deep knowledge of antiquarian lore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePsychological Terror\u003c\/strong\u003e - No gore, no clichés-only creeping dread as sheets on a hotel bed writhe into human form and a whistle's two piercing notes trail you into every dream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContextual Enhancements\u003c\/strong\u003e - A concise foreword on James's life, a timeline of publication history, and unobtrusive endnotes illuminate the story's scholarly roots without breaking its spell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for aficionados of cosmic horror, gothic fiction, or anyone who has ever felt watched in an empty room, this edition invites you to blow the whistle-if you dare-and discover why James's ghosts still walk at the very forefront of supernatural literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. R. James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806291169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806291168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"M. R. James","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623490498815,"sku":"9781806291168","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b69903f4-75ed-4fd9-b73b-661650eb3d19.jpg?v=1780432888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oh-whistle-and-ill-come-m-r-james-9781806291168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}